"Penned quickly in the aftermath of the success of Parklife, Blur's fourth album was released at the height of the "Britpop" phenomenon and was highly hyped prior to it's release, along with Oasis' second album, (What's the Story) Morning Glory?. While later described by Albarn as "messy", the album was well recieved by critics and went triple platinum in the UK; selling over 350,000 records in the first week alone. The Japanese release includes the extra tracks Ultranol and No Monsters in Me wh"